Oftentimes when we think about giving thanks to God and what we should give thanks to Him for, our minds leap to salvation—we give thanks to God because He has saved us through His dying and rising, and this is all well and good. It is...
Years ago, we invited several families to gather together for the celebration of Thanksgiving. We asked each of the families (all missionaries) to bring one of their family traditions to share with the group as we gathered around for the...
This month, on the weekend of October 18–19, the Old Testament reading that’s been assigned is from the book of Genesis, chapter 32, verses 22–30. The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his...
It was October 31, 1517, that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg. He wanted to debate the issue of the sale of indulgences with his fellow university professors. It is interesting to note he wrote in Latin...
This September, one of the common features throughout all of the Gospel readings that we’re going to hear during worship these weekends is that each of these Gospel readings is a different teaching of Jesus. And I think this is very...
Jesus talks about Himself as the “Lamb of God”. This shows us that He understood that He would be the ultimate sacrifice for humanity’s sins. The Old Testament “Passover Lamb” in Exodus, reminds us of the lamb that...
This month, our Gospel readings from the book of Luke center around Jesus’ teaching in chapters 12 and 13, and this teaching of Jesus really focuses on one core topic: our priorities. He encourages us to be aware of what we consider to be...
Last year, my wife and I were attending a LCMS Disaster Relief Retreat in Germany. While in the city of Erfurt, Germany we did some sight -seeing around the city. She stopped in a Coffee Shop while next door was a Clock Shop where I went in to...
Last week, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s 2025 ENGLISH DISTRICT convention took place at Concordia University, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. District conventions, which are held every three years by each of the Synod’s 35 districts...
Just as part of being a responsible American citizen means voting, volunteering, paying your taxes, etc., so too part of being a responsible member congregation of the LCMS means voting, volunteering, financially supporting our district and...
